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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do you judge people who do this? Under what circumstances, if any, could it be cultural appropriation? [/quote]

Honestly, I don't remember the last time I judged someone for a name from another culture. If the name and person seem like an especially unusual combination, can be interesting to ask the story behind this. Recently - the reason a woman with a Caribbean accept has a Russian name is because her father was Cuban admired or knew Soviets.

At what point would it be cultural appropriation? Maybe if there was no cultural knowledge or rooted story behind the choice of name? In that case, my daughter's name is appropriated. Her name is Norwegian, but we've no roots in that region. Her background is Belgian, Scottish, German, Jewish and Russian north near Finland and Norway. Her dad and I picked the name because without a doubt it it was our mutually favorite name.

No discomfort from me toward people from other cultures having an Eastern European name.
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